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underbite /un·der·bite/ (un´der-bīt) retrognathism.
un·der·bite (ndr-bt)
n.
Malocclusion in which the lower teeth overlap the upper teeth.

underbite,
n a nontechnical term for the vertical overlapping of mandibular teeth over upper teeth.


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